Industries

UNITED STATES

• CRB Commodity Yearbook (REF HF 1041 C56)
  Print resource that provides analysis and statistical data on over 100 selected commodities (e.g., Aluminum, Eggs. Heating Oil, Salt). Table of contents.
  
  
• Datamonitor Industry Profiles
  Lengthy industry reports that often includes market overview, market segmentation, leading companies, and an industry forecast. 
  
  
• Encyclopedia of American Industries
  Provides overview essays on over 1,000 industries covered by the Standard Industrial Classification system.  List of industries covered (pdf).  Updated 3 times a year. Sample essay: Meat Packing Plants (pdf)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
  Detailed reports on about 140 hard-to-find industries (e.g., Bounty Hunting, Fuel Cells, Smart Cards).  List of industries covered (pdf).  Updated 3 times a year.  Sample essay: Alternative Vehicle Fuels(pdf)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing
  Ebook.  Essays on 122 product industries.   Details materials/supply chain logistics, distribution channels, adjacent markets, and other topics. 
  
  
• Handbook of Industry Profiles 2008 (REF HD2328 .H363)
  Print resource that provides analysis of 300 industries.
  
  
• IBISWorld Industry Snapshots
  Freely available short profiles on U.S. industries maintained by the market research company IBISWorld.  Organized according to the North American Industry Classification System.  Sample profile: Drywall Contractors
  
  
• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
  In-depth economic and business information on 50 major industries.  List of industries covered.  Updated 3 times annually.
  
  
• 2009 U.S. Trendology: Recession-Proof Businesses (REF HD 30.27.A14)
  Print resource.  Statistical overviews and projections of 40 "recession-proof" industries.  
  
  
• Value Line Analyses of Industries
  Current 1-page reports on about 100 industries.   List of industries covered. 

Revised by Stephen Fadel, 11/04/2009
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